TA ANN Holdings

1. Sustainability policy or commitment for all timber, pulp and paper operations?

2. Sustainability policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company only provides a CSR section in its annual report.

5. Member of industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve forest management or transparency?

6. Activities with government/NGOs/academic institutions to improve the sustainability of forest products?

7. Lists countries and operations?

The company lists it main activities under the Business Activities section of its website.

8. Total land area managed/controlled for the production of wood/wood fibre (ha)?

9. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?

359180 - This figure is the sum of five forest concessions, however the figure is undated. The company refers to 'timber concession and harvesting' so it is unclear if this includes both natural forest and timber plantations.

10. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

37008 - The company reports this as the planted area within their total licensed area of 308,935 ha for forest plantation.

11. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?

12. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting as forest) (ha)?

271927 - The company states a total licensed area of 308,935 ha and a planted area of 37,008 ha in its 2016 annual report, therefore an area of 271,927 can be calculated as the area for future planting. However, the company reports different licensed areas of 310,713 ha and 313,078 ha on its website.

13. Conservation set-aside and/or HCV area (ha)?

14. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

The company provides static map of timber concessions on its website. Concession boundaries for five natural forest concessions and nine plantations maps are provided on WRI Global Forest Watch, but it is unclear if these represent all FMUs.

15. Forest management plans available?

16. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation?

17. Number of company owned pulp and paper mills?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

18. Maps or addresses of company owned pulp and paper mills?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

19. Number of and names of supplying pulp and paper mills?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from independent pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

20. Commitment to address deforestation?

21. Commitment to zero or no net deforestation?

22. Zero or no net deforestation commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

23. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

24. Commitment to minimise the impact of logging roads?

25. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

26. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration of set-aside areas?

27. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

28. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?

The company states it practices integrated landscape management, however few details are given.

29. Commitment to protect species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

30. Commitment to sustainably manage the use of non-timber forest products?

31. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

The company commits to prohibiting illegal logging in forest areas. A broader commitment to protect forest areas from all illegal activities could not be identified.

32. Commitment not to use genetically modified organisms?

33. Commitment to only use alien species where impacts can be controlled?

34. Evidence of species conservation activities?

Identification and monitoring of rare, endangered and threatened species with UNIMASl; participating in orangutan conversation and rehabilitation programme.

35. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

36. HCV commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

37. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

38. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?

39. Commitment to conduct High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

40. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

41. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

The company states it conducts SEIAs, and conducts EIAs prior to new development, but it is unclear if SIAs are conducted prior to all new development.

42. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available?

43. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

44. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

The company gives some examples of using Reduced Impact Logging techniques, but they do not have a clear commitment.

45. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

The company only commits to no conversion of Ramsar Convention peat forest, not all peatland.

46. Commitment on peatland planting applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

47. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

48. Evidence of best management practices for soils and/or peat?

The companystates that it practices Reduced Impact Logging techniques, including zebra logging, to reduce soil compaction and erosion. The company does not report practices on peat.

49. Commitment to zero burning?

50. Commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

51. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

The company reports that staff from reforestation departments and mills have received training from Malaysian Fire Dept. on fire safety awareness, combating forest fires and use of fire equipment. No information on monitoring fires could be indentified.

52. Details/number of hotspots/fires in FMUs controlled by the company?

53. Time-bound commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

54. Report GHG emission intensity?

55. Progress towards reducing GHG emission intensity?

56. Report GHG emissions from land use change?

57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

58. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

59. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

60. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

61. Evidence of treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

62. Time-bound commitment to improve water use?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

63. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

64. Commitment to eliminate chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

65. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

The company only mention minimising the use of chemical pesticides in relation to palm oil operations.

66. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

67. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

68. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

69. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

70. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

71. Commitment to human rights applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

72. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company states it that it respects the rights of local communities, and that it 'respects and recognises local customs and Native Customary Rights as defined by regional laws such as the Land Code', but does not refer to the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

73. Commitment to respect legal and customary property rights?

The company states that it recognises and manages customary and use rights, and is committed to only operate in areas with legally accorded right of use. A commit to respect legal property rights could not be identified.

74. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

The company only states FPIC will be carried out where appropriate and that it is 'recognizing and managing the customary rights, use rights and social facets of the local communities through open, consultative and participatory relationships'.

75. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

76. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

77. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

78. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

79. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company recognises workers rights, but does not specify that this applies whether this commitment extends to all types of workers (e.g. whether it inclues temporary employees).

80. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions?

The company only refers to no discrimination (No. 111).

81. Total number of employees?

6813

82. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

83. Percentage or number of women employees?

The company only reports the number of new hires that were female.

84. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

85. Commitment to address occupational health and safety, referencing the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work?

The company has a health and safety policy, but this does not reference the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work.

86. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

87. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

88. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company reports that it conducts training in agrochemical handling and the use of safety equipment. No reference to the provision of PPE could be identified.

89. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

90. Percentage wood/wood fibre supply verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

91. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC certification of FMUs?

92. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood requirements?

93. Time-bound plan to source 100% FSC certified wood/wood fibre from independent suppliers?

94. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

95. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply from outgrower scheme and/or independent suppliers that is FSC-certified?

96. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified?

The company only states it plans to attain MTCS certification by 2017.

97. Programme to support outgrower scheme smallholders?

98. Percentage of outgrower scheme smallholders involved in programme?

99. Programme to support independent smallholders?

100. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

101. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

102. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

103. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

104. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

105. Whistleblowing procedure?

106. Own grievance or complaints system?

107. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?

108. Details of grievances disclosed, if anonymity not requested, including the following: - date - issue - complainant category - actions taken - status?